Spelling test for Tomorrow

Some of the students are saying that they do not have the spelling words for tomorrow's test. Here they are:
enemy, balance, basis, closet, decent, define, eleven, fanatic, honest, humor, minute, model, protest, ocean, pretend, private, radar, second, slogan, and editor.

Their math homework for tonight is worksheet page 12. Some students work out long division problems differently than the way I am teaching it. It really doesn't matter how your child finds the answer as long as they get the correct answer. :)

Your child should have brought home their reading textbook to reread the story for this week. We will be having our weekly reading comprehension test tomorrow.

My friend, Dr. Moore, will be coming to speak to the students tomorrow at 1:00 P.M. about the human body.

One More Thing!

Our Englewood Pumpkin Contest will be this Friday. Please bring your pumpkin to the stage in the lunchroom by 8:15 A.M.
You may inter your pumpkin into one of the following 3 categories

• Carved Jack -O-Lanterns
• Painted Pumpkin
• Decorated Pumpkin

Each category will have a winner in the following: Funniest, Scariest, Most Creative, Most Unusual,, Best Book Character, Best Resemblance to a person, and Honorable mentions are often included. If you have not gotten your pumpkin entry form (Orange Paper) pick one up tomorrow.

Be sure to register for funrun.com. Get as many pledges as possible.

Dress up in your worst clothes tomorrow.

Due to my friend, Dr. Stacy Moore's visit to our class on Friday, we will have our science test on plant and animal cells next Monday, November 2.

Final Post for tonight

Please read the bottom newsletter. I handed this out on hard copy this past Monday, but I don't think a lot of students took them home. You will see this week's spelling and vocabulary words for Friday's tests. I forgot to tell the students that I will not be here tomorrow morning due to one more AMSTI training session. I will be back by noon. Be on your best behavior.

Some more info

Mrs. Brown’s Newsletter- October 26, 2009
Upcoming Events
Hi, parents! We are moving through this year pretty quickly. The following is a list of upcoming events: 1. Science project is due November 6th. If your child has not started yet, please begin this week. 2. Essay for describing a place you would like to visit is due Monday, November 1. 3. This is red ribbon week. We are learning to become more aware of the negative affects of drugs on our bodies and our lives.
Themes
We will be reading “Voyage into the Past” by Ann Collins. For language arts we will be identifying common and proper nouns. Spelling words are on page 65 in the practice workbook and vocabulary words are on page 61 in PWB. Vocabulary definitions are: Inflammable- something that is inflammable can catch fire easily and burns rapidly. Dignified- to act in a dignified way means to behave in a calm, serious, and respectful manner. Rowdy- People who are rowdy are noisy, rough, and out of control. Seldom- if something is seldom happens it hardly ever happens. Conducted- a person who has conducted an activity has led it and guided it. Shatter- when something shatters, they break suddenly and violently into small pieces. Broached- a ship that has broached has veered onto its side and is in danger of sinking.
We are going to continue our study of the human body. The next test coming up will be on October 29th on animal and plant cells. Your child will have a study guide by tomorrow.
Are you blogging?
It has benefited both students an parents to view the blog for nightly homework assignments and events. This website is a tool that is also used for the students to vote on polls relevant to current themes in our classroom. Please visit the blog nightly at http://shanel-lightfoot-brown.blogspot.com.
Green Theme
Thank you for all of the paper towel and toilet paper rolls. I think that we are running out of room to store everything. If you have a large plastic tub that I can temporary borrow, please send it ASAP!
Behavior
I have sent home a behavior modification letter. Please read, sign and return. I will keep this on file.
Snacks
I understand that a lot of you are stretch to the core with money given our current economic standings. But, if you have any extra monies to go towards buying snacks for those students who are unfortunate, please do so. Thanks.
Being Prepared
Several students come to class unprepared. Your child should be ready to learn with two or more pencils and paper. Please encourage your child to bring what they need.
Reading Averages
After taking our STAR test for the second 9 weeks, there were thirteen students whose reading ranges dropped from the first 9 weeks. Please encourage your child to read, read, read.

Because our story for this week "Sailing Home" focuses on sea navigation, we created man made sextants. Although our sextants are not as elaborate as the real sextants sailors use, it can help use identify our latitude here on earth.

Homework 10-28

Technically there is no homework for tonight. I just would like for the students to locate the North Star (Polaris) with their sextants that we made in class today to identify their latitudinal location her on earth. To find the North Star, all you would have to do is find the little dipper's handle, which is not too far from the tip of the Big Dipper. Please use the picture above to help you. Hopefully, it is not too cloudy.

Homework 10-27

Math- students will have to write 40 divided by 1-20. Make sure you write the remainders.
Language Arts- PWB page 52
Study for Animal and Plant Cells test using your interactive study guide.

Homework-10/26

Reading- read story on page 278
Do pages 61 and 66 in your practice workbook
Math- page 52 in your investigations workbook.
Read for 20-30 minutes tonight.
See if you can find the north star tonight

homework for 10/21

Math- Practice workbook page- pw12
Language Arts- LA64
Students will have to find out what does the A.M. and P.M. stand for in time. For example, 10:30 P.M. or 10:30 A.M.

Parents, due to the new "techno age" that our children are growing up in, I have discovered that many of the students do not know how to tell time on an analog clock. This could also be attributed to many homes having digital clocks on microwaves, stoves, television cable boxes and cellular phones. However, this skill should have been acquired sometime between third and fourth grade. Please work with your child on this matter.

Hey Class! Here is the homework for today!
Math- Worksheet page 6
Reading - The Secret Ingredient p. 252
Language Arts - Worksheet LA63 - Circle the subject and underline the predicate.

Update

Report cards went home today along with the students' grades from their D.O.L., spelling, vocabulary, and comprehension tests. Several students struggled with today's spelling words. Please encourage your child to practice those words that may be unfamiliar to them.
Make sure that you sign the back of your child's report card folder and return on Monday.

PTO play- I sent a letter home today about our PTO play, which will be on the 17th of November. If you would not like your child to participate in the play, please send the letter back indicating such.
Fawn Trip- The Fawn trip will be on Tuesday 20th. We will be leaving the school at 8:15. Parents are welcome to go on this trip, but you will need to drive. Everyone needs to bring a sack lunch. Students may not bring electronic devices, but they may bring cameras and bottled water to carry with them. They may also bring towels to sit on for picnic style lunch. For a little more fun after lunch, they may bring footballs, soccer balls, jump ropes or Frisbees.
Due to AMSTI training on the day of the trip, I will not be attending. :(

Endocrine System Quiz- There were a lot of low grades on the skeleton quiz last week due to students not studying. I gave each student a study guide for the quiz, which is on 10/21. Please encourage your child to study over the weekend. I will post anther video of the endocrine system after this post.

Spelling and Vocabulary words will be posted this weekend.
Red Ribbon Week- is next week. Mrs. Bassett is allowing students to wear their 50's-60's outfits on Friday.

Descriptive essay for "Write about someone who inspires you" is due this Monday.

Homework for the week of 10/12- Make sure you read

Hello Parents and Students,

I'm on the "ball" for this week in getting your homework for the whole week posted on the blog.
Monday's Homework-
Reading: Read "Leonardo's Horse" page 231 and complete page 49 in your new practice workbook (pwb).
Language Arts: Writing prompt for this week and due Monday, October 19- "Write a descriptive essay about someone who you really admire." I will be grading for all of the seven traits of writing.
Math: Page 42 in Investigations Workbook
Science: Study the skeleton system and watch the video again, which is a few scrolls down.
Also, study the Endocrine system for there will be a quiz this Friday.
Tuesday's Homework-
Reading: pwb page 48
Language Arts: pwb page 52
Math: Page 44 in Investigations Workbook
Thursday's Homework-
Reading: Reread "Leonardo's Horse" to prepare you for tomorrow's comprehension test.
Language Arts: LA59
Math: Page 45 in Investigations Workbook
Make sure that you are studying for your spelling and vocabulary test each week.

Science Study guide- Quiz 10-13

You will need to know where the tibia, fibula, collarbone, hip, skull, femur, humerus, radius, ribcage, shoulder blade, sternum, ulna, spine and jawbone are located. Please watch the video below for a quick demonstration.

Homework 10/13

Math- pages 32,35

Language Arts- LA53, Underline prepositional phrase, place a comma in the sentence if need, and circle the noun.

Science watch the "Indocrine System" Video.

Extra Stuff

Forgot to tell you on the last post!

We will be having a guess speaker (Andrew Simmons' father) on Wednesday @ 12:45. He will be discussing his experiences being a National Coast Guard. Please ask you child to put on their best behavior.

ESSAYS: I have received only half of the classes' essays for "Family Traditions" last week. Essays are meant to prepare your child for the writing standardized test on February 18, 2010.
As the essays count for a language art grade, please have your child work on their drafts throughout the week to keep up their averages.

I have a friend by the name of Dr. Karen Stacy Gardner Moore, who owns her own family medical practice in Northport. She is planning to make a visit to our classroom to talk about the human body system. I will give you further information as the date draws near for her arrival.

Math Again! Depending on the results of the math test, I may postpone moving on to division this week.

Hi!

Hello Parents,

My math students will be having a test on multiplication combinations and factors. Here is a copy of the test Chapter Test:

Name:_____________________________ Date_________________________________
Directions: for problems 1-5 write all the factors of each number.
1. 12__________________________
2. 36__________________________
3. 18__________________________
4. 30__________________________
5. 21__________________________
Directions: Find the factors for each set of numbers. (remember that you can use one number to find the first set of factors for a larger number)
6. Set A: 18________________________________________
180________________________________________________________________
7. Set B: 15________________________________________
150_________________________________________________________________
8. Set C: 10_______________________________________
100_________________________________________________________________
Bonus: What are all the factors of 1,000?__________________________________________________________________________

The students will have a bonus at the end. This bonus will not count against them.

Reading homework- read any type of written print. Reading logs are due this Thursday. Most of the students' reading logs are located in their yellow folder. A.R. deadline has been moved to this Thursday. The book fair end tomorrow October 6. If you still would like to purchase something, please stop by during school hours.

Language Arts- Page LA- 52. Students will have to circle noun and underline the prepositional phrase.

Spelling and Vocabulary words are posted on the panel to the right.

Since we have a short week, please encourage your child to study for Thursday's test.

Homework 9-10

Hi Students and Parents,

The following will be homework for tonight: pw page 34 in green workbook. Today we will be writing multiplication combinations using rectangles and squares. Students will have to draw three shapes and divide them two ways and write a new multiplication combination for the divided parts. This will be a fun activity for the students because they will use their markers and color pencils to make their shapes on large pieces of sketch paper.

Language Arts; Student will have to do page LA45 and sort the spelling words into their proper categories.

Continue to work on your descriptive essay on "Family Traditions", which is due Monday.

We are having our weekly tests tomorrow on Spelling, D.O.L., Language Arts, and Vocabulary test.

I will be sending home a field trip form for our "Fawn Trip." This is a free trip.